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--------------- Reviews in the Press:

The selection and presentation are inspired: this is a beguilingly simple, tactile compendium brimming with solid research and good writing. Dan Linstead, Editor of Wanderlust Magazine.

The Mail on Sunday's Book of the Week: When planning a holiday, what you're looking for are good ideas - and this book is chock-a-block with them... Before planning your next break, this book, by Richard Hammond and Jeremy Smith, is well worth perusing. Frank Barret, Travel Editor, The Mail on Sunday.

What I really like are travel books that make you desperate to visit the places they describe - Clean Breaks does this, and, best, it does it for every continent.The New Yorker.

This book contains an impressive selection of some of the "cleanest" breaks available to the independent traveller. It is organised around geographical locations, with shorter sections on minimising the environmental impact of your trip. There are some inspired travel ideas, such as visiting a homestay scheme in a Ukrainian village, eco-tours in Iran or hiking through Saxon villages in Romania. Clover Stroud, The Sunday Telegraph.

All 400 pages are ridiculously tempting with the authors not only advising on some of the world's rarest and most spectacular experiences - but how to do them in a way that minimises the effect on the environment. The book is divided into continents with pictures, descriptions and details of how to organise your perfect trip...although I should warn you the moment you start reading you will want to organise your perfect trip! Perhaps it should come with a health warning to be read only when you've just been paid... or when you've got lots of annual leave to use.

Liverpool Daily Post. The book is an entrancing collection of unspoiled, culturally rich places that revive an explorer's spirit. Joanna Kakissis, World Hum

In keeping with its title, it makes a clean break from so many things, including some guidebook conventions. After a mere page and a half of introduction, it plunges into a dazzling world of fresh experiences and hurtles through 122 countries in nearly 400 full-colour picture-filled pages of pure temptation... It is a special piece of travel publishing, one far more ambitious than anything I've seen from its competitors Ethan Gelber, WHL.travel.

This book is packed with off-the-beaten-track adventures that minimize environmental impact. Flipping to any page to find a prospect like "Walk with rhinos at Leshiba" or "Pick a Papaya in Sri Lanka" makes for lush material for either planning or daydreaming. US-based Sierra Club's The Green Life.

Printed on nearly 400 pages of FSC mixed source paper in full color, this is one of those travel books you’re guaranteed to reach for on a rainy day. With 500 hidden gem travel ideas, it’ll keep you’re itinerary full for quite some time too.The Alternative Consumer.

Clean Breaks doesn't preach about the planet but simply suggests fantastic places to visit which happen to be green. Sally Forth, customer book review on Amazon. I bought this as a present for someone, and started to read it before posting it - and ended up buying myself a copy as well.... It is full of useful details about every corner of the world, and a great read whether you are planning a specific trip or happily daydreaming about possible travels. Would make a great Christmas present for someone... Mark Green, customer book review on Amazon.

Can't put it down - have already planned so many trips! How amazingly huge and exciting our world really is. P. J. Waugh, customer book review on Amazon.

While Clean Breaks' emphasis on 'ecotourism' did seem a bit suspect to me at first – just another marketing ploy, perhaps (I've attacked the rhetoric of 'going green' in the past) – the authors' intentions and tone seem wholly sincere. They acknowledge, for example, that "terms such as 'responsible', 'sustainable', and 'ethical are becoming...overused (and abused) by websites and tourism companies looking to ride the green wave," and "their repeated emphasis on localism and action over passive 'sight-seeing' is admirable. And even though most people will never have the money and time to complete the 500 trip wish-list that Hammond and Smith present here, the book still makes for a great fantasy. Good stuff. Editor of biblioklept.

Wherever in the world you want to enjoy your holiday – close to home or in the far reaches of the world – there are plenty of ideas and suggestions. I defy anyone to not find something that entices them to a “clean” break – and that’s the beauty of the book – not only are the suggestions great fun, adventurous and of such variety that I defy you not to find something you’d love todo, but they are also considerate of our planet. In true “Rough Guide” form, Clean Breaks includes plenty of detail and an impressive selection of ideas for every taste and budget, plus there’s the wonderful photography. So no more excuses – within this one book, we can explore travelling the world without taking anything from Earth. This book is a real pleasure – something you’ll pick up and daydream over time and again. We all deserve this book and there are real adventures for all of us to enjoy – I will certainly be exploring several with my children, and will blog further on the ideas – testing out some of the suggestions that we can do from home. And I’m not saying nice things just because I was sent a copy to review – I did warn Raz over at Eco Libris that my review would offer my authentic opinion, and it’s been easier than expected, as I genuinely enjoy this book. It’s certainly opened my eyes to the potential for holidays that we can enjoy without feeling guilty about the cost to the planet. And I’ll be ordering a few copies as Christmas presents – the book is that good!BMusing

This is a guide book which encourages you to actively enjoy other peoples’ places, their environments and cultures. It is a great place to look for new ideas and to think about how you travel – how to get more out of your break, perhaps to clean and refresh the mind as well as the bodyHarold Goodwin, Professor of Responsible Tourism Management at Leeds Metropolitan University.